State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk CollectedThe government is taking the Army’s help to complete the repair work within a short time, the state minister saysState Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk has said the government is taking a Tk100 crore project to repair embankments damaged during cyclone Amphan. He said the government is taking the Army’s help to complete the repair work within a short time. “We’re working to ensure sustainable solution as natural calamity has become a regular phenomena due to climate change,” Faruk said. It inflicted heavy damage to lives, livelihood, agriculture, infrastructures, environment, as well as the Sundarbans, in southwestern region of the country. An initial estimate suggested that the damage caused by the cyclone runs into hundreds of crores of taka.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 28, 2020 12:56 UTC